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Good Riddance to NYC’s Worst Mayor Ever – Bill de Blasio: Goodwin
New York Post ^ | December 30, 2021 | Michael Goodwin

Posted on 12/30/2021 8:51:35 PM PST by nickcarraway

In his novel “Anna Karenina,” Tolstoy writes that “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”

Something similar can be said about New York City mayors: Successful ones share policies and leadership traits, while the failed ones chart individual paths of doom.

Over the last five decades, Gotham has experienced both. The successful mayors — Ed Koch, Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg — stand tall because they took office in times of crises and turned New York’s fortunes around. They had their warts, but each left the city better off than when he started.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: billdeblasio; deblasio; mayor; newyorkcity; wilhelmdeblasio; worstmayorever
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To: nickcarraway

When you even make David Dinkins look good by comparison, that’s saying something.


21 posted on 12/31/2021 4:19:30 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: nickcarraway

Too bad Goodwin chose to not include Democrat Beam’s predecessor, Republican/Liberal/Democrat John V. Lindsay in his list of failed mayors.
Now *THERE* was a failure of monumental proportions.


22 posted on 12/31/2021 5:33:13 AM PST by Roccus (First we beat the Nazis........Then we defeated the Soviets........Now, we are them.)
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To: nickcarraway

No worry—de Blasio plans to run for NY Governor.


23 posted on 12/31/2021 6:34:18 AM PST by NautiNurse (Who will portray Alec Baldwin in the SNL skit? )
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